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Anybody seeing any sandhills in the delta this year?

"RIBEYE IN THE SKY"

I saw 4 in Wayneboro Sunday afternoon,I know that's not in the Delta though .

We had some sort of crane, egret, or somethin circle our decoys and cup up and land in em right before daylight last weekend...they were flyin in a group of a hundred or so and about 5 of them decided to act like mallards. Don't know what they were tho...

Yeah why you ask?

Rob. Haven't seen any on the ground,but I did hear some west of sledge around birdie sat. Afternoon. They used to hang around ballentine rd. But I haven't been by that area in a while. I'll let ya know if I see some on the ground anywhere

are they lesser sand hills? or Ms Sand Hills? there are only about 110 Ms sand hills left.

Deltaduk wrote:Rob. Haven't seen any on the ground,but I did hear some west of sledge around birdie sat. Afternoon. They used to hang around ballentine rd. But I haven't been by that area in a while. I'll let ya know if I see some on the ground anywhere

Thanks. Our duck biologist called me today wondering where some might be and that area is where I told him to look first. I got a report of some over Oxford last week.

Had a swan come in saturday. It did make it out.

In Mississippi?

I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure I heard some sandhills fly over our place in Friars Point opening weekend. It was some kind of bird I'd never seen and listening to the call they make on Wiki, I'm almost certain that's what it was.

ransco33 wrote:I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure I heard some sandhills fly over our place in Friars Point opening weekend. It was some kind of bird I'd never seen and listening to the call they make on Wiki, I'm almost certain that's what it was.

odd sound, isn't it, especially if you've never heard it before? had a flock come over one day while sittin in the deer stand. weim actually saw them, i couldn't see them for the trees.

It was an odd sound. I thought it might be some kind of swan at first, but after looking it up, it was definitely a crane.

Wingman wrote:In Mississippi?

Years ago (when Sprig was a puppy) - a black swan ended-up in the area we hunted that year........later determined it probably was an 'escapee' from a local waterfowl farm/zoo about 30 miles up the river. They definately speak a different language. I've got some video footage of it........and Sprig swimming over to investigate the strange bird/noise........and worry it to eventual flight.

Not MS but we have several hundred on the Crow Creek refuge over here in AL. Far more cranes than Canadas on the refuge. Kind of like listening to them. We're getting more every year over here. Also saw three swans flying around over here yesterday.